Your mother could simply pay you as an independent contractor as well and provide you and the government with a 1099.

I don’t know about Providence or whoever your governing power to be is but here in Florida, what makes it “buildable” is what the requirements were when the lots were originally platted.

You can also check on density bonus programs, or work deals with the city where you can increase density by doing something they want like going LEED certified.

I can keep you in your house for one year call me "With the tenant base your dealing with most will know these tricks very shortly.. just like they know how to manipulate every single social program out there. 

Can I still be hired by a company or work for myself if my license was not received through an accredited school or program? 

There is no "Popular Guru" teaching lease-option to buy programs where the transactions will be compliant as intended meeting new accounting requirements (by everyone in business) and/or the IRS Code, they don't event touch the subject matter I'd bet on it. 

The big employers are the state government, healthcare, and Hyundai.  

Go to your local SBA (Small Business Administration) and see what programs they have to offer. 

Although we have a formal mentoring program here, wherein a mentor is assigned and you both agree to a service/compensation arrangement,  I never used it.  

Others disagree, but you can read those debates here and decide for yourself.Pretty much the only difference you'll have from a tax perspective is that in an LLC you may have an additional deductible expense for maintaining the LLC with the Secretary of State, an additional expense to file a tax return and more formalized bookkeeping and corporate governance duties.PS - I am right up the road from you in Arvada.